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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMSNBC host Joe Scarborough has been 'advising' Trump behind the scenes
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/21/1602618/-MSNBC-host-Joe-Scarborough-has-been-advising-Trump-behind-the-scenesMSNBC host Joe Scarborough has been 'advising' Trump behind the scenes
By Hunter
Monday Nov 21, 2016 · 2:05 PM EST
Oh, national "news" media. What the hell are you even for?
On November 19, The New York Times reported that Trump still maintains the routine that sustained him during the campaign, which includes often seek{ing} out advice from {MSNBC host Joe Scarborough}. CNN media reporter Brian Stelter referenced the Times report on the November 20 edition of CNNs Reliable Sources, stating that Scarborough has been giving Trump advice. Scarborough failed to address the allegations during the November 21 edition of Morning Joe.
Scarborough has repeatedly attacked those who claimed he was supporting Trump on-air. In November, Scarborough lashed out at the really disgusting people who suggested he favored Trump, adding that he doesnt want viewers to believe that anybody {on Morning Joe} is rooting for Donald Trump because were not.
Scarborough has repeatedly attacked those who claimed he was supporting Trump on-air. In November, Scarborough lashed out at the really disgusting people who suggested he favored Trump, adding that he doesnt want viewers to believe that anybody {on Morning Joe} is rooting for Donald Trump because were not.
Outstanding. Just outstanding. So Joe Scarborough has been giving Trump regular advice, and the MSNBC appendage has nothing to say about this beyond his past attacks on people who would suggest such things.
Why are we even surprised? From CNN's installation of Corey Lewandowski as resident Trump defender to MSNBC tossing their ethical standards into a burning garbage bin to allow one of their hosts to act as undisclosed adviser to Trump, the networks are doing their level best to make their Trump coverage as crooked as Trump's campaign.
But all right, now we presumably have to wait for MSNBC to "address" this patently asinine breach of what used-to-be-ethics. Let's watch: this ought to be grand.
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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has been 'advising' Trump behind the scenes (Original Post)
babylonsister
Nov 2016
OP
I thought he sounded close to defending him this a.m. Thought that odd. nt
babylonsister
Nov 2016
#5
madinmaryland
(64,934 posts)1. On what? Killing interns?
skylucy
(3,749 posts)2. barf
spin
(17,493 posts)3. For some reason I find this not surprising. (n/t)
babylonsister
(171,111 posts)5. I thought he sounded close to defending him this a.m. Thought that odd. nt
MFM008
(19,837 posts)4. Advise him
To drop dead.
spanone
(135,950 posts)6. ethics are so 1960....they don't exist today.
trump has no ethics
Mike Nelson
(9,990 posts)7. Joe and Mika...
...were noticeably relieved after Trump got his electoral votes. Their taxes won't go up - now they're going to get a big fat tax cut!
lpbk2713
(42,775 posts)8. He's an opportunist of the worst kind.
He's trying his best to get his foot in the door.
Trump will use him and then walk all over him
like he does everyone else.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)9. Oh yes, the "liberal media" in action.
And MSNBC was among the media organizations that recently received their orders from Trump. It will indeed be interesting to see how the media relates to Trump.
C_U_L8R
(45,040 posts)10. Other people get fired for this kind of stuff.
Is MSNBC gonna let Joe besmirch their integrity like this??
Generator
(7,770 posts)11. Boycott these fuckers
If you don't already. They are really truly collaborators with evil now. (bonus you never have to see Chris Matthews again! Like isn't 20 years of his bullshit enough??)